To declare the first week in February of each year as
"Home Education Week" in Georgia, HB1450 was passed by
the 1997-1998 General Assembly and signed by Governor Zel Miller on 4/20/98:

WHEREAS, the State of Georgia is committed to excellence in education; and

WHEREAS, the State of Georgia recognizes the importance of family participation and parental choice in that pursuit of excellence; and

WHEREAS, teaching children at home was the predominant form of education during most of America's early years; and

WHEREAS, most children in the first two centuries of
America's history received their pre-college training at
home, and our young country enjoyed an extremely high
literacy rate on its way to becoming the most educated on
earth; and

WHEREAS, the State of Georgia recognizes the critical importance of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing and type of education for their children; and

WHEREAS, the State of Georgia recognizes in its Official Code home education as a legitimate and viable educational alternative; and

WHEREAS, home education parents, like all parents, have the final authority over and responsibility for the care and upbringing of their children as affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States; and

WHEREAS, studies confirm that children who are educated at home exhibit self-confidence and good citizenship and are fully prepared academically to meet the challenges of today's society; and

WHEREAS, Georgia home educators and home instructed students should be recognized and celebrated for their efforts to improve the quality of education

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

"The first week in February of each year is declared to be 'Home Education Week' in Georgia."